Day 2 - Hungry midges to friendly cows

From Abington to a field near Dalston

 Great mornings cycle from Abington down to Lockerbie for lunch; straight roads and downhill the whole way certainly helped us go 64.2 miles today to our destination, near Dalston. Chris hit 35mph down the cycle path...LAD!

Although the route from Lockerbie to Gretna was up and down, it was a beautiful day's cycling for our final day in Scotland. We passed the Gretna Green blacksmith's, famous for runaway marriages and home to 1 in 6 Scottish marriages.

Before we crossed into England Chris and Donnie needed a pint to steady the nerves so we stopped at the Crossways Inn to check the maps and have a quick pint.

Chris savoured the last morsel of Scotland as we set off in the unkown...

 Once in England we set a steady pace and passed through Carlisle with no troubles and set up camp just outside Dalston...

...in a field of "friendly" dairy cows who loved nothing more than liking all of our possesions, including every inch of the tents. Once the tents the were set up we headed straight for the stream next to our campsite for a well deserved wash, then straight to bed...knackered!

(For background info on our journey check out http://www.cycle-to-sahara.co.uk/)